Category · Bikes & e-bikes
Report a stolen bike or e-bike
Stolen bikes rarely leave the city. They surface on Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and eBay — often within days, with a vague title and a cash-only handoff. Theftsight watches those listings against your registered bike.
The identifier that gets it back: Frame number
Almost always stamped under the bottom bracket (turn the bike over). Photograph it now — it's what lets police tie a recovered bike back to you.
Types we watch
- Road & gravel
- Mountain (MTB)
- E-bike
- Hybrid & commuter
- BMX
- Kids'
- Cargo & family
How theft and resale play out
- High-value e-bikes and full-suspension MTBs are flipped fastest and command the biggest insurer payouts.
- Serials rarely appear in listing text — photo and location signals do most of the matching.
- Ads often surface a suburb or two from where the bike was taken, not across the country.
By brand
GiantTrekSpecializedCannondaleCervéloMeridaScottNorcoPolygonReid
If yours is already gone
- Report it to police and keep the event/reference number.
- Register the bike or e-bike on Theftsight (or mark it stolen) with the frame number and photos.
- Share the record with your insurer — they can work the same candidate queue.
- If a listing matches, export the proof pack — never confront a seller alone.
National checklist: How to report a stolen item. See everything we recover.
Put your bike or e-bike under watch
Register it in two minutes — private by default. If it's stolen, Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and eBay are scanned against it, and police and insurers on the network can see the case.